2001: I have a new phone.
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@david @neil @GrapheneOS
I have a Fairphone with Android. I want to switch to Murena (in fact, would have liked to buy with it from the start), but I can't afford to break my existing setup to try it out.I also have apps that I've paid for through the Play store and don't really want to give up or find alternatives. It's a bit of a bind. At some point I'll hopefully be able to afford a second hand device to try it out.
@GerardThornley @david @neil /e/ drastically reduces both privacy and security compared to the Android Open Source Project. If you care at all about those, stay far away from it. The standard Fairphone software doesn't receive good updates and everything older than the Fairphone 6 has an end-of-life kernel but it's still better than /e/. /e/ and Murena products are not what they're marketed as being.
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> sending a phone away for over a month (which was what I was quoted) just isn't a viable option for repairing such a vital device.
Oh, wow, yes! I'd be in exactly the same position.
So would I, which is one reason I carry a #Fairphone 4, whose battery I can change in five minutes using nothing but — bizarrely — a plectrum.
I also run #AccuBattery, which notifies me when the battery has charged up to 80% so that I can walk over and unplug it. Stopping at 80% seems to reduce battery wear: I'm still at over 70% health after almost five years.
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FWIW, I run @GrapheneOS on a Pixel.
This will be my third GrapheneOS device.
A genuinely excellent Android experience, with many years of support and security updates.
@neil @GrapheneOS Is there anything you notice as missing? I only have a single functioning phone (pixel 9a) and I genuinely want to try it, but also don't want to hit a major block that I'm not anticipating.
Maybe I need to buy an old phone and try that first?
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@neil @GrapheneOS Is there anything you notice as missing? I only have a single functioning phone (pixel 9a) and I genuinely want to try it, but also don't want to hit a major block that I'm not anticipating.
Maybe I need to buy an old phone and try that first?
A couple of banking apps refuse to work. One might be down to me using F-Droid to install Bitwarden, rather than GrapheneOS. The other is - AIUI - because of GrapheneOS.
Otherwise, no, no issues at all. Zero. I am very happy with it indeed.
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A couple of banking apps refuse to work. One might be down to me using F-Droid to install Bitwarden, rather than GrapheneOS. The other is - AIUI - because of GrapheneOS.
Otherwise, no, no issues at all. Zero. I am very happy with it indeed.
That's good to know - it's mostly banking and 2FA stuff that concern me. A dead device last year (Pixel 6 just went blank while using it never to work again) caused me a lot of hassle with 2FA, some accounts I've never recovered.
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2001: I have a new phone. How exciting! Perhaps I can access the Internet on it via a Sharp Zaurus. This is so the future!
2002: Ooh! A new PalmOS device! Amazing! HotSync backup and off we go!
2004: Wow! This WindowsMobile device has a keyboard, as is basically a mini laptop. Cool!
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2026: I must get a new black slab because security updates have run out on my current black slab which, for all other intents and purposes, is absolutely fine. The new black slab does nothing new for me, and all I see is the chore of setting it up.
@neil Meh, expansions contract, then expand, until it all goes Big Crunch.
Could we do a LOT better in some areas, that are VITAL to our root infrastructure?
You bet.
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2001: I have a new phone. How exciting! Perhaps I can access the Internet on it via a Sharp Zaurus. This is so the future!
2002: Ooh! A new PalmOS device! Amazing! HotSync backup and off we go!
2004: Wow! This WindowsMobile device has a keyboard, as is basically a mini laptop. Cool!
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2026: I must get a new black slab because security updates have run out on my current black slab which, for all other intents and purposes, is absolutely fine. The new black slab does nothing new for me, and all I see is the chore of setting it up.
@neil The new black slab is also 5mm bigger than the old one which already barely fit in your pocket. The last black slab that was somewhat comfortable to hold and carry around was made six years ago by a single company that insists on shipping their own slabOS (at least that one still gets security updates). Everyone else stopped 10+ years ago.
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